Creation Justice Churches

Whether it is taking on climate change or addressing the lead poisoning of children, environmental justice ministries could not have a higher purpose or calling than they do now. If the followers of Jesus today care about the air we breathe, the water we drink, or the world in which we live, then environmental justice ministry should undoubtedly be an integral strand in any church’s DNA. The UCC’s Creation Justice Church program aims to help you do just that. Here are some of the tremendous features and benefits of doing the program:

Congregations collectively discern their high calling to care for creation and seek justice for the oppressed.

Congregations make a commitment so serious and so sacred that it necessitates talking about God’s covenant with us and with all of creation.

Congregations not only become recognized as “green.” They become a part of a larger network of churches and a larger movement to change the world.

Congregations engage in critical thinking about the socioeconomic dimensions of environmental justice such as race, class, and global inequality.

Congregations foster a deeper sense of connection: connection to God, to each other, and to the world in which we live.

Congregations unleash their imagination and creativity as a sense of purpose propels them to make a difference.